OFFENCES AND EVIDENCE REQUIRED FOR JN’IERDICTION
The following are the common offences for which a teacher can be interdicted as stipulated in the TSC Act 2012 third schedule and the supportive evidence required to support each offence:-
S/N 1 |
OFFENCE Immoral Behavior •   Sexual intercourse •   Sodomy •    Lesbianism •   Sexual harassment/flirtation/Indecent /\ct”‘ •    Love Relationship                                     > •    Exposure to pornographic materials.. |
Clause breached (a)Â Â Â (i) (a)Â Â Â Â (ii) (a)Â Â Â (iii) (a)Â Â Â Â (iv) |
EVIDENCE •    Handwritten        statements from victims/witnesses •   Exhibits –    love letters –   Photographs –    Gifts –   Agreements –    Court proceedings •   Investigation     reports    by heads       of       Institutions, County  Directors  or  Sub County Directors. •    Minutes  of  BOM  following interview                                of pupils/students,    teachers and other witnesses •    County    Discipline    Panel minutes |
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2. a. |
Professional Misconduct Negligence of duty | (b(i) | l | •    Staff meeting minutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
•   Willful neglect to perform any work or careless or improper performance of any  work assigned to the teacher •    Failure to teach scheduled lessons |
•    Police reports •   Written reports by agents/ County Directors/ Supervisors |
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•   Failure   to       prepare   professional documents e.g. schemes of work •   Allowing examination cheating |
•   Statements from witnesses •    Minutes     of     the      BOM, minutes where teacher and |
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•    Grading fake marks | witnesses were interviewed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
•   Failure to perform T.O.D. duties | •    Investigation reports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
•   Failure to attend School assemblies | •   Statement from witnesses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and official meetings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
•    Failure to take students for official | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
duty/functions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b.         Chronic Absenteeism Persistent/repeated absence from duty without permission •   Lateness for duty |
(b)(iii) | •    Casualiy returns •   Letters       from       relevant authorities    reporting    the teachers absence •   Monthly staff returns •   Warning/show             cause letters for absenteeism •    Daily attendance registers/ Clock in register |
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c.   Desertion of duty Absence from duty for 14 continuous days     (without    written     permission) including     weekends      and      public holidays. These may include: •    Failure  to report  for posting  after expiry of study leave •    Proceed   on   study   leave   without approval •    Failure to report to new station after release |
(b)(iv) | •    Casualty returns •    Leiter     from     authorities reporting                  teacher’s desertion/        release       or reporting for duty. •    Letter granting study leave stating   when   to   resume duty •    Monthly staff returns |
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d.        Insubordination Failure   to   obey   official/instructions from    supervisors    e.g.    Commission Secretary Heads of Institutions, County Directors   and   Sub-County   Directors e.g.: •    Failure  to respond  to letters  from supervisors •    Failure  to  take   up   posting   after disciplinary |
(b)(vi) | •   Written       reports      by agents/County Directors/ Supervisors •    Letters                      giving directives/   instructions and  evidence  of  failure to adhere •   Statement                  from witnesses |
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process/transfer/ deployment •    Proceeding    on    transfer    without formal release |
•    Minutes    of    the BOM,    minutes the         teacher |
Full where and |
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•    Failure  to forward  correspondence by    teachers    to    and    from    the Commission •    Failure   to   handover /takeover   an institution upon transfer •    Failure to submit books of accounts •    Failure  to  adhere   to  recruitment guidelines •   Teaching     without      a      teaching certificate •    Proceeding  for   other   assignments not  organized  by  the  Commission without  formal  release |
witnesses                   were interviewed •    Minutes  of  disciplinary panel •    Investigation reports •   Staff meeting minutes •    Police reports •    Medical reports ——- |
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r •  Failure   to   release   a   teacher   to proceed on transfer •   Administering corporal punishment •   Failure to submit probation  report in   respect   of   a   newly   recruited teacher  at  the expiry  of  probation period •   Excluding a teacher from the  time table  without  authority  from  the Commission •    Pecuniary                   embarrassment including, but not limited to failure to  honour  financial  obligation  as they fall due •    Failure  to submit  required  reports within the stipulated period. •   Failure  to  adhere  to  health  and safety rules •   Failure   to   complete   and    submit Appraisal Repor •    Refusal to discuss Appraisal Report with the supervisor; or •   Any other form of insubordination that     in    the    opinion     of     the Commission  warrants   disciplinary |
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+   =ac=ti–o=n.= | =::.:.                  1     + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
e.         Infamous         conduct         in         any professional respect e.g. •    Drunkenness     or    any    form    of intoxication during working hours. •   Fighting  in  public  or  any  violent behavior     that    may    bring    the profession to disrepute •   Conduct      or      behavior      which contravenes Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution; or |
(c)(i) (c)(ii) (c)(iii) |
•   Written reports by agents •   Show eause letters •   Statement from witnesses •   Minutes  of  the   full  BOM, minutes where the teacher and        witnesses        were interviewed •   Investigation reports •   Police reports •   Medical reports |
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f.         Forgery /impersonation/collusion/ Fraud and corrupt deals/Bribery •   Causing    payment    of    salary    to teachers not on duty e.g. deserters, deceased persons •   Failure    to    report    offences    by teachers. •   Forged signatures/stamps •   Obtaining      registration      through fraudulent means •   Submission     of     incorrect     staff 3 |
(d) | •   Sample  signatures/rubber stamps. •   Copies           of           forged documents/ certificates •   Confirmation of certificates by  the  issuing bodies e.g. KNEC, universities •   Investigation reports •   Statements       by       those impersonated/witness/ experts    in    the    related |
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returns •   Submission of forged certificates •   Misrepresentation/falsifying information •   Some          exam          malpractices/ irregularities |
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g. | Mismanagement/Misappropriation/ Embezzlement of Public funds Mismanagement is handling of public funds and/or property in an inefficient, irregular  or in  any  manner  likely  to cause loss to the institution. | (e) | •    Financial reports presented to BOM and  minutes •   Final   audited    accounts/ Annual   audited    reports/ interim  audited  accounts, promissory notes |
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Misappropriation is use of public funds for    unauthorized     purposes    by    a teacher. | •   Investigation              reports relevant      financial      and accounting documents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Embezzlement     is     the      fraudulent conversion     of    public    funds    and property   entrusted   to  a   teacher   to personal use. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
•   Loss    of    public    funds    through negligence |
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•   Failure to account for public funds as per the Law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
h. | Conviction of Criminal Offence A     teacher     is     interdicted      upon conviction   (being  found   guilty  of  a criminal offence).   Jailed/fine or non custodial sentence. •   Conviction  of  a  sexual  offence  or any offence against a learner •   Conviction   of   a   criminal   offence which    in    the    opinion    of    the Commission   renders   the   person unfit to be a teacher |
(f) | •   Casualty   return   showing the                 date                of arrest/imprisonment •   Copy     of     charge     sheet showing nature of offence •   Certified   copies   of   court proceedings  and  judgment (CPJ) •    Letters     from      authority reporting                            the arrest/ reports |